The Resonance Audio Archive

Clear Spot: Fifteen years of Professor Bernice Summerfield part 1

Alex Fitch investigates the best science fiction heroine most people have never heard (of) – Professor Bernice Summerfield, Benny to her friends.
Starting off as a Doctor Who companion in the novels published after the original TV series was cancelled in 1989, Benny has since appeared in over a hundred books Â and 40 full cast ‘radio’ plays released on CD in specialist shops.
Alex talks to the actress who plays Benny – Lisa Bowerman – and the outgoing producer of the series, Simon Guerrier.